Williamsburg-James City acting superintendent will apply for permanent position

Scott Burckbuchler has been with the division for five years and most recently was assistant superintendent for finance.

JAMES CITY — —Williamsburg-James City County Schools Acting Superintendent Scott Burckbuchler will pursue the job permanently, he confirmed today.

Burckbuchler said he plans to apply for the position left vacant in June when former Superintendent Gary Mathews resigned in June to take a job Georgia.

Burckbuchler has been with the school division for five years and most recently was the Assistant Superintendent for Finance until the School Board tapped him to take serve in the acting superintendent position.

The announcement of Burckbuchler's plans to apply for the superintendent's job comes the same day that the School Board is holding a forum at Lafayette High School to get the public's input on what characteristics they'd like to see in the school district's next chief executive.

The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. at Lafayette High School, 4460 Longhill Road.